Today, my mother asked me if she could borrow $200. Being the lovely daughter I am, I gave her my bank card to withdraw it herself. She gambled it away and maxed my bank account out. I had $1500 saved. FML
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Today, my mother woke me up and asked to borrow money. Still groggy, I mumbled where my money stash was. She took all $300 and refuses to pay me back because I'm her son and I "owe" her. FML
Today, I found out my mom took around $2,500 from my savings account to pay off my sister's college tuition. She recently flunked out of her studies and won't be returning to college anyway. FML
Today, my father stole the money I'd saved up by working and spent it all gambling. I'd saved it up for a year for a new car. FML
Today, my mom decided to go against every promise she's made to everyone once again and left us in financial ruin. How? She took advantage of my kindness, and didn't pay any of the money she owes me for driving my car, and for so much more. I'm more than $2,000 in debt now. FML
Today, my mother "borrowed" money from my stash to help pay for her vacation to the Dominican Republic. The same trip I'm not allowed to go on. FML
Today, I gave my mother a pre-prepared deposit envelope with my fortnightly wage in it, in cash. I tell her exactly where the deposit box is and what to do. I'm now desperately calling the bank because my mother accidentely put my $1200 deposit in the little trash can for receipts under the ATM. FML
Today, I found out my credit card was maxed out to the penny, all thanks to purchases made on an online wine store. Apparently my mother was thirsty enough to steal from her own son. FML
Today, I frantically told my parents that my bank account had no money. Turns out, they took the $1,600 I had saved up from a summer job and invested it in penny-stocks. I was grounded because they were "doing it for the family," and I'm being selfish. They also had lost it all in a matter of days. FML
Today, the bank called saying we were late in the mortgage payments. I was puzzled because three months ago I issued a big cheque to my mum pay off the mortgage. I just discovered that she instead lost it all at the casino. Turns out, she's become a compulsive gambler ever since dad passed away. FML
Today, I found out my mother-in-law sold a precious family heirloom and gambled away the money. FML
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Top comments
miserypoison 13
I'm sorry to hear. but please get her to seek help as pathological gambling can be as debilitating as using drugs. Take care xx
thegravytrain 6
1) Inform her that she needs to pay you back. Also, understand it likely isn't going to happen. 2) Show her those free casino games on iphones or whatever, that are cheap and free. She can play out her gambling addiction, without actually going bankrupt. Simple, huh? I have a family member who wasted thousands until someone just got him a smartphone with the casino app and said "here. play this. itll cost you a couple bucks a month instead of hundreds or thousands" and he just uses that and pays like $2.99 for more chips if hes out, that lasts him at least a week or two. 3) Understand it's not being a good daughter to enable someone's addiction. If you didn't know, that sucks. But she needs help, not gambling money
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Dynosaur_dollie 38
Personally I think ydi, not because you should have expected it as I am well aware that people may hide addictions or lie, but because it's irresponsible to give someone your card. it's your money therefore your responsibility to keep it secure, I trust my mum but I wouldn't just hand over access to my funds, I'd take out the money and make certain she got the right amount.
Dynosaur_dollie 38
I would think the moral of this story would be to never give someone your card. I loan people money if I have the extra, but no way in hell would I grant them access to all my savings.
jrock9093 18
Wow bad mom your grounded
CrazyMelvin 14
Why would you give anyone your ATM card?
Aggressive 11
Did your bank not ring and ask if it was a true statement? Over here, if you do give someone your card for any reason, and ask them to withdraw money for you/with your card, the bank should ring and ask if it's confirmed by you, or stolen. FYL though, sorry OP.
Cujo3269 9
YDI. why would you trust someone with your bank account? Just foolish
skylar_ford 1
Alright honestly, who is asked to borrow $200 and just end up giving someone(even if it is their mom)their bank card?
ladybuglet 22
Even if it is your mother, never trust people to take money out of your bank account themselves. Yes, FYL but YDI.
stormstarcj 12
You're a moron!
Jessssuhh 17
Ok everyone YDI'ing, come on. Be realistic. I borrow my Mum's bank card all the time, do you know how many times I've gambled all her savings away? Zero. That kinda shit is not something you expect your own mother to do to you. Pull your heads in. FYL, OP.
skylar_ford 1
Actually, if she is close enough to her mom to easily trust her with her bank card and stuff then she would more than likely been aware that her mom would have gambling problems since we are saying you trust someone that much to just give them your card without thought